From June 2009, Jan Goessing will manage the flagship of the Mandarin Group, The Oriental in Bangkok.

Goessing, a long term hotel industry veteran who has spent the past 14 years with Mandarin Oriental in senior management positions throughout Asia and The Americas, including the Group’s flagship hotel in Hong Kong. From 1998 to 2006, Mr Goessing was General Manager of the Group’s former property in Hawaii, Kahala Mandarin Oriental, during which time it became well established as one of the best urban resorts in the region, winning many important international accolades and awards.

Since early 2006, he has been General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC and has been instrumental in positioning the property as one of the city’s most luxurious hotels. During his tenure the hotel has been presented with numerous awards, including “Best Hotel in the World” from Institutional Investor in 2007 and “Top Hotels in the USA” in the 2008 Zagat survey.

Goessing had started his career as a Management Trainee, moving on to become Assistant Food and Beverage Manager at Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski in Munich, Germany. He then moved to Luxembourg where he was part of the opening team for the Inter-Continental Hotel, before moving to The Palmer House and Towers in Chicago, Illinois as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage. This was followed by a four-year stint in Boston, Massachusetts, first as Director of Food and Beverage at The Lafayette Hotel, then at The Colonnade Hotel where he was appointed as Executive Assistant Manager.  In December 1990, Jan joined The Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California as Director of Food and Beverage where he remained until joining Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong as Manager in 1994. In September 1997, he was promoted to General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta, followed by Hawaii and Washington DC.